Florida Daily Livestock Auction Summary

Florida · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 13, 2022

3,820 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $161.47/cwt +4.45 vs last sale · ≈ $757/hd at 469 lb · 57 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.49/cwt +1.16 vs last sale · ≈ $693/hd at 421 lb · 53 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $176.68/cwt +8.58 vs last sale · ≈ $652/hd at 369 lb · 49 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,820	5,677	3,648
Feeder cattle	2,997	4,465	3,069
Slaughter cattle	754	841	440
Replacement cattle	69	371	139

Market comments — USDA reporter

Cattle auctions at Lakeland (879), Madison (643), Okeechobee (1241), and Sumter County (1057). Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows and bulls steady to firm. Feeder classes mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	224	4	220.00–235.00	$226.11	$506	-47.15
250–295	270	15	215.00–240.00	$225.01	$608	-7.76
300–345	319	13	207.00–225.00	$218.59	$697	+3.33
350–395	370	25	185.00–220.00	$208.35	$771	-1.73
400–445	420	27	180.00–210.00	$197.70	$830	+2.15
450–495	466	30	177.00–190.00	$185.77	$866	+1.77
500–545	518	48	171.00–182.00	$177.84	$921	+3.90
550–595	574	25	167.00–182.50	$174.78	$1,003	+7.69
600–645	633	12	164.00–172.00	$166.42	$1,053	+0.97

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–235	226	7	200.00–220.00	$209.75	$474	+6.85
250–295	275	12	200.00–215.00	$205.50	$565	-8.45
300–345	326	15	165.00–212.00	$183.98	$600	-19.58
350–395	374	11	175.00–204.00	$191.76	$717	-3.97
400–445	426	24	167.50–196.00	$181.85	$775	+2.07
450–495	464	15	165.00–184.00	$175.61	$815	+9.66
500–545	531	14	160.00–174.00	$166.99	$887	+2.66
550–595	569	6	155.00–166.00	$160.77	$915	+8.21
600–645	623	2	156.00–159.00	$157.45	$981	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	195.00	$195.00	$488	—
300–345	323	8	200.00–208.00	$205.01	$662	+9.95
350–395	374	8	170.00–196.00	$183.38	$686	-3.99
400–445	419	7	174.00–186.00	$181.19	$759	+12.89
450–495	470	9	155.00–172.00	$165.14	$776	+3.27
500	500	2	158.00	$158.00	$790	+7.22
550	550	1	153.00	$153.00	$842	+5.00
600	600	2	142.00–150.00	$146.00	$876	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	227	17	190.00–205.00	$195.86	$445	-2.38
250–295	270	24	174.00–195.00	$184.94	$499	+7.67
300–345	324	22	174.00–190.00	$182.55	$591	+6.83
350–395	369	49	170.00–185.00	$176.68	$652	+8.58
400–445	421	53	147.50–172.00	$164.49	$693	+1.16
450–495	469	57	152.50–167.00	$161.47	$757	+4.45
500–545	531	18	144.00–160.00	$152.65	$811	+0.44
550–595	568	14	134.00–150.00	$142.91	$812	+5.53
600–645	630	3	136.00–138.00	$136.63	$861	+9.57
670–675	673	6	128.00–132.00	$129.33	$870	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–235	222	5	180.00–205.00	$198.38	$440	+24.09
250–295	273	18	160.00–180.00	$167.51	$457	+4.54
300–345	329	21	155.00–176.00	$165.91	$546	+4.69
350–395	374	19	155.00–170.00	$163.31	$611	+9.15
400–445	426	32	130.00–164.00	$148.72	$634	-1.27
450–495	473	19	137.50–156.00	$148.86	$704	+5.08
500–545	530	19	136.00–149.00	$141.33	$749	+3.91
550–575	567	8	126.00–142.00	$133.86	$759	+9.74
600	600	1	127.00	$127.00	$762	—
680–685	682	3	110.00–120.00	$116.65	$796	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	228	8	160.00–180.00	$169.08	$386	+6.65
250–295	273	2	146.00–156.00	$150.59	$411	-5.21
300–345	321	10	145.00–162.00	$155.06	$498	+0.85
350–395	371	12	140.00–158.00	$150.16	$557	+4.03
400–445	420	16	140.00–150.00	$145.49	$611	+1.51
450–495	469	7	132.00–144.00	$138.55	$650	+5.80
500–545	530	8	122.00–135.00	$128.35	$680	+2.82
550–595	573	2	120.00–126.00	$122.88	$704	+13.90
600	600	1	114.00	$114.00	$684	+11.65
690–695	693	2	96.00–104.00	$100.01	$693	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	8	160.00–214.00	$186.17	$508	-26.69
300–345	325	7	206.00–220.00	$212.89	$692	+18.66
350–385	367	3	199.00–206.00	$202.37	$743	+9.37
410–440	435	10	165.00–186.00	$176.83	$769	-4.84
450–495	472	9	152.50–179.00	$169.41	$800	+1.48
500–530	520	8	160.00–168.00	$165.48	$860	+16.19
550–585	571	4	150.00–156.00	$151.54	$865	+7.63

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–235	214	4	230.00–260.00	$244.68	$524	-20.22
250–295	268	9	218.00–245.00	$227.10	$609	+1.22
300–345	330	3	220.00–225.00	$221.52	$731	+1.05
350–395	373	2	210.00–212.00	$210.94	$787	+16.86
410–430	420	2	175.00–180.00	$177.44	$745	-15.51
450–495	476	12	170.00–186.00	$178.73	$851	+0.01
500–545	520	10	165.00–178.00	$172.54	$897	+8.83
550–595	575	5	158.00–168.00	$161.53	$929	+3.78

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–225	212	3	200.00–235.00	$222.20	$471	+37.20
250–295	275	4	185.00–220.00	$202.05	$556	+12.46
300–345	326	10	192.00–210.00	$201.58	$657	+4.32
350–395	375	7	188.00–196.00	$192.36	$721	+10.66
420–440	430	2	170.00–176.00	$173.07	$744	-0.76
470–485	473	6	160.00–168.00	$161.37	$763	+4.49
520–540	525	4	152.00–156.00	$153.03	$803	+16.07

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1480	1145	80-85%	32	49.00–66.00	$62.03	$710	-0.53
945–1485	1186	80-85%	62	59.00–72.00	$67.72	$803	—
925–1600	1248	80-85%	26	69.00–82.00	$74.15	$925	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–810	785	85-90%	2	60.00–61.00	$60.52	$475	-1.06
710–1070	851	85-90%	7	40.00–51.00	$46.19	$393	—
725–1280	1037	85-90%	43	50.00–66.00	$60.87	$631	+1.44

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1395	1256	75-80%	7	69.00–73.00	$71.16	$894	-4.49
1420–1595	1517	75-80%	3	74.00–78.00	$75.25	$1,142	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1830	1484	16	85.00–97.00	$93.98	$1,395	—
1400–2025	1669	20	89.00–102.00	$97.76	$1,632	-4.49
1510–2035	1747	6	103.00–107.00	$104.90	$1,833	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
985–1010	998	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	84.00–86.00	$84.99	$848

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.